ENDOSCOPIC SPINE SURGERY
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STITCH-LESS ENDOSCOPIC SPINE SURGERY
There are many techniques in which Endoscope is used for spinal surgery. But stitch-less endoscopic spinal surgery under local Anesthesia is the least invasive & very safe technique.
Traditional Spinal Surgery is done from back by cutting the muscles, ligaments & bones, thereby causing instability which in turn needs fusion surgery with bone graft, screws & rods. And also it is done under general or spinal Anesthesia & there is a risk of injuring the nerve roots or Dural sac, as it needs to be retracted.
Stitch-less Spine Surgery is done under local anesthesia in awake patient. So there is continuous feedback from the patients & so the risk of nerve injury is greatly reduced. Also we can co- relate the pain & this makes the surgery very precise & result oriented.
This is a key hole surgery with a very small skin incision which does not require even a stitch to close & is done from the side by dilating the muscles, thus no stabilizing structure (bones/ muscles/ ligaments) is cut & so no need to put bone screws & rods in the back .
As it is not done under General & Spinal Anesthesia the risk related to anesthesia is also greatly reduced & it can be safely done in very old age patients. Also it can be done in patients who suffer from diabetes, hyper tension, heart disease & other serious ailment, who are otherwise not a candidate for traditional surgery under General Anesthesia.
Remember this is stitch less & under local anesthesia in awake patients.
Stitch-less surgery Advantages:
- Stitch-less surgery: No dressing, no stitch removal, no big scar.
- Risk of infection is very less.
- No nerve injury.
- Accurate co-relation of pain & treatment in awake patients.
- No cutting of muscles & bones.
- No fusion with screws & rods.
- Safely done in old aged patients.
- Use of laser & radiofrequency makes it very accurate by extending the reach.
- Day care surgery: No long hospital stay.
- ICU not required.
- Prolonged bed rest with use of Belts & orthosis is not required.
- No need of blood transfusion.
- No need to give long term anti biotic injections.
- Cost effective- Saves in cost of hospitalization & medicines.
- Can be done at multiple levels.